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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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1/25/11
(E) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Mrs. Gorman will not be in class! :(
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Please read from the Song of Roland and
complete as much of the written assignment as possible in a
shortened block!
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Pay attention to the values of the Middle Ages. . .
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HW: Letter to Mrs. Gorman: What
Kind of learner are you? |
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1/27/11
(A) |
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Yikes, another
snow day!
Make note of these
values in the Middle Ages from Roland reading:
1. The importance
of bravery
2. The need for
loyalty and devotion to one's lord and land
3. Importance of
trustworthy followers |
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1/31/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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HW: Read
introduction to The Renaissance & Rationalism (pp. 664 - 671)
Answer these
questions (please type out in 12pt. Times New Roman - due next
class):
1. How was
literature classified during the Renaissance?
2. What effect
did the Renaissance have on the language of writing?
3. On what was
much Renaissance writing based? |
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FEBRUARY |
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2/2/11
(E;
Advisee Mtg during Break + 15) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Guided discussion on Renaissance Introduction!
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If we have a snow day, please review the notes on the
introduction via the attached PowerPoint!
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Renaissance~Introduction.ppt
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HW:
Complete vocabulary units 1 & 2 in vocab workbooks.
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2/4/11
(A; First Friday) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Meet in our classroom first!
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Review vocabulary units 1 & 2
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Hand in Renaissance Introduction questions
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Library seminar: source information, research
paper tips and getting started. . .
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HW: Prep
for vocab quiz!
Read the essay on
revenge by Sir Francis Bacon and answer attached questions in
notebook!
Francis
Bacon essay & ques.
Book & topic choice due
2/8! |
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2/8/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Vocab Quiz on
units 1 & 2
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Share via circle
discussion book titles and topics!
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Guided discussion
on revenge and Sir Francis Bacon Essay!
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HW:
Read
the Introduction to Hamlet (lxiii - xcii)
and
summarize/outline specifics that you consider significant
in notebooks!
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Please be
prepared to discuss on
Thursday!
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2/10/11
(E) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Introduction to Hamlet!
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Share introductory notes!
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Hamlet~Introduction.ppt
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Assign quotation analysis with a focus on characterization!
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HW:
Read first three scenes of Act I (pp.3 - 24)
Choose a quote to analyze:
who said it, to whom was it said and how does this reveal
characterization!
A table format might work
best . . . a suggestion! :)
Craft thesis statements:
due next class! |
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2/14/11
(A)
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Lesson Unit/Topic
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Thesis Statements Due!
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Writer's Workshop: assess and critique statements!
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Review Act I so far. . .
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HW:
Complete Act I and choose another quote for character analysis!
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2/16/11
(C; Class Meetings) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Guided
discussion on Act I
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Assess and Critique
the authenticity of the ghost!
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Mood/Tone. . .
predictions?
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Review for quiz!
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HW: Prep for quiz on
Renaissance, Hamlet Introduction, and the first
three scenes of Act I |
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2/18/11
(E;
Mid-Quarter Reports) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Quiz on Hamlet ~ Introductory material & first three
scenes of Act I!
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2nd half of block in library to begin identifying sources
for research paper!
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REMINDER: Sources & quotes due Thursday, March
3rd!
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HW:
Continue to research sources for research paper and assess
passages & quotes that you may be able to incorporate!
Read & Annotate Act II;
(there are only 2 scenes in this act!)
Be prepared to discuss!
Have a wonderful Break!
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WINTER BREAK! |
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 MARCH |
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3/1/11
(A) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Begin Literature Response on Hamlet ~ Partial Act I
and Act II; Open book ~ Quiz Grade!
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HW:
REMINDER: Sources & quotes due Thursday, March
3rd!
Remember. . . minimum of 5
sources, at least one must be
literary criticism!
Five quotes or paraphrased passages per source is optimal.
{You may have 7
quotes from one source and 3 from another. . . be sure to have
25!}
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3/3/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Sources & quotes due! {Quiz Grade}
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Collect Responses from last class ~ Quiz Grade! -
Review Outline Format for research papers ~ due Monday! -
Begin Act III in class & complete in-class assignment!
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HW:
Complete Research
Paper Outline!
Double Quiz Grade!Due
on Monday, 3/7!
OutlineGuidelines.doc |
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3/7/11
(E)
Thanks, Mr. Hartel!
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Lesson Unit/Topic
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HW:
Complete questions from
class today!
Begin Act IV
(scenes 1 - 3) & choose a quote for analysis on characterization!
Vocab Units 3 & 4!
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3/9/11
(A;
Ash Wednesday Liturgy) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Vocabulary Review!
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Clip on Act III. . .
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What does Hamlet imply in the "get thee to a nunnery"
scene?
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HW:
Finalize questions
on Act III (if you have not done so already; be prepared to
discuss)
Prep for vocab quiz! |
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3/11/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Vocab Quiz!
Wrap-Up Act III: Check Discussion Questions!
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HW:
Please take a look at
research paper rubric as you continue crafting rough draft!
RUBRIC
Finalize rough
draft
Due on Tues., 3/15!
Quiz Grade!!
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3/15/11
(E;
Spirit Week) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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HW:
Begin edits on
rough draft. . .
Finish Act IV;
Be prepared to answer a
quiz question & discuss!
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3/17/11
(A;
Spirit Week)
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!
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Lesson Unit/Topic
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Reading Quiz on Act IV;
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Resume Peer Edit Writing Workshop!
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Begin Act V!
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HW:
Complete Act V ~
read and annotate!
Continue
edits on rough draft. . .
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3/21/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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HW:
Finalize Research
Paper
~ due 3/25~
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3/23/11
(E) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Finish Hamlet exit assignment that we started
last class ~ to be collected today!
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~ Test Grade ~
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Address final questions & concerns regarding research
papers!
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HW:
Finalize Research Paper ~
due next class!!
Remember to TurnItIn!
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3/25/11
(A;
Grades Close) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Complete Self-Assessment Sheets!
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HW:
Complete Vocab Units 5 & 6!
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3/29/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Welcome 4th
Quarter!
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Review
Vocabulary!
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Introduction to
Existentialism in literature!
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Existentialism Intro.ppt
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Annotate
existential lyrics!
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Guided
Discussion!
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HW:
Prep for Vocab quiz &
Print out an example
of
existentialist lyrics along with a written explanation
of why and/or how they fit
or don't fit into this philosophy!
Obtain a copy of
Waiting for Godot
by Samuel Beckett by
Tuesday, 4/5
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 APRIL |
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4/1/11
(E;
First Friday) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Vocabulary Quiz (Units 5 & 6)
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Pair & Share Existential Song Lyrics!
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Begin Sartre's essay ~ A Defense of Existentialism
and respond to the questions that follow the essay!
(Hand-out to be distributed in class.)
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QUESTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED FOR HOMEWORK! {Due Tues.}
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HW:
Complete questions on
Sartre's essay!
Bring copy of Waiting
for Godot to class on Tues., 4/5!
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4/5/11
(A) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Finish Existential Examples!
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Discuss Sartre Questions
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Intro to Beckett and Waiting for Godot!
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WaitingforGodot.ppt
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I will explain the bowler hat!
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HW: Read selected text from play
(first 1/2 of Act One - stop after Pozzo lines. . .
"Atlas, son of Jupiter! (Silence.) Well, that's that I think.
Anything else?"
&
reflect on how it is existential!
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4/7/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Guided Discussion on Waiting for Godot {first
1/2 of Act One}
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Complete quotation analysis chart!! {QUIZ GRADE}
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GodotQuotationAnaysis.doc
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HW: Complete Act One!
Be
prepared for a Test on Monday, 4/11!
Open book (text of the
play)
Also. . .
Review PowerPoints on
Existentialism & Theatre
of the Absurd / Beckett
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4/11/11
(E;
1:10; Stuco Speeches and Elections) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Godot Test #1 ~
Existentialism intro, Beckett and Act I!
Begin Act II.
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HW:
Read & Annotate the first
1/2 of Act Two!
Complete Vocabulary Units 7
& 8!
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4/13/11
(A) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Review Vocabulary Units 7 & 8
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Assign final Godot Project!
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GodotFinalProject.doc
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This project will carry the weight of a test Grade!
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Paired Activity on symbolism within the play !
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HW:
Read & annotate
the remainder of Act Two!
Prep for vocab quiz! |
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4/15/11
(C;
Junior Picnic) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Vocabulary Quiz ~ Units 7 & 8
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An interview w/ the Broadway cast of Waiting for Godot!
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Guided Discussion!
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No official homework!
Happy Prom
&
Happy Easter!
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SPRING
AND EASTER BREAK! |
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4/27/11
(E;
1:10; Class
Elections) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Socratic Seminar on Waiting for Godot!
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Collaborated Group work on final Godot projects!
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HW:
Work on final Godot
projects!
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4/29/11
(A;
Advisee Mtg; Senior Mid-Quarter
Reports) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Mrs. Gorman will not be here today! -
Class will meet on 2nd floor of library for c ollaborated
Group work on final Godot projects!
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PLEASE WORK QUIETLY!
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HW:
Finalize Godot Projects!
DUE NEXT TUESDAY. . MAY
3rd! |
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MAY |
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5/3/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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HW: Read
short story: The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World!
In your text! |
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5/5/11
(E) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Guided Discussion on Marquez short story!
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Begin House Taken Over!
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HW: Finish
Cortazar story and be prepared to discuss!
Quick quiz next class
on Magical Realism
introduction! |
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5/9/11
(A) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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HW:
No Official
Homework for Wednesday;
if you are taking
the
AP STATS Exam. . .
good luck!
Please complete
House Taken Over
Analysis for Friday! |
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5/11/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Students who are
not taking the AP Exam will report to class and will be
given time to complete the analysis on House Taken Over!
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This is a quiz
grade!
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HW:
Complete the
Julio Cortázar
assignment for next class, if you have
done so already!
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5/13/11
(E) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
Begin film example: The Water Horse !
Note how film fits into the genre of Magical Realism!
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HW:
Reflection on symbolic similarities in film and short stories!
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5/17/11
(A) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Continue with magical realism connection in film. . .
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Guided Discussion!
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HW:
No Official Homework! |
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5/19/11
(C; 1:10 May
Crowning) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
LAST DAY OF CLASS!
Exit Survey
& Course Assessment! |
Good luck to all of
you!
It has been a
pleasure sharing this last semester with
you all!
Wishing you all an
amazing future!
:) Mrs. Gorman |
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5/24/11
(E) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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5/26/11
(A;
Senior Report Cards On-Line) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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5/31/11
(C) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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6/2/11
(E;
Ascension Thursday) |
Lesson Unit/Topic
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Prepare for Final Exam |
6/8/11
(A1, A2) |
Exams A1, A2 |
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6/9/11
(A3, A4) |
Exams A3, A4 |
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